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Ferguson Protest in Downtown Salt Lake City

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – About 35 protesters withstood near-freezing temperatures in Salt Lake City on Monday night to condemn police killings across the U.S. and a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to charge a white officer in the killing of a black teenager.

Attendees at the peaceful protest outside a downtown federal office building carried signs and banners decrying police shootings.

They booed when they learned Monday night that Ferguson, Missouri-police officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the death of the 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Rally organizer Chris Manor is with a group called Utah Against Police Brutality and says it’s worth braving the cold to show solidarity with similar protesters in Missouri.

Manor says recent fatal police shootings in Utah show the issue is not unique to Missouri.

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